The Greenville times., 1887-03-19
THE GROUND SWELL.

Rivers and Harbors bin and for
that and other reasons Mississippi
should fail to send q Cleveland
delegation to the next Democratic
Convention.-Yazoo Herald.
1t was New York dictatIon that
killed the river and harbor bill,
and the fidelity with which some
Southern editors applaud or ex-
euse the President for this act, so
damaging and unjust to this sec.
tion, is sublime.-Augusta tGa,)
Chronicle.
TIE President failed to sign the
River and Harbor bill after Its
passage by both Houses. We do
not know what his reasons were,
and care less. Bnt we will say
this much, we think the President
did wrong in not signing the bill,
and he has not made any friends
by his failure to sign it.-Mayers-
vile Spectator.
The Vicksburg Post is authority
for the statement that the Hon.
w. A. Percy has announced his
purpose to ask for place on the
Mississippi delegation to the next
National convention to vote
against the re nomination of Mr..
Cleveland. Judging from the ten.
or of the press, and expressions
from leading citizens, this is the
will of nine.tenths of the Demo
Gratis of the great Mississippi val
ley. In failing to sign the river
and harbor bill, the President has
antagonized large, able and
influential constituency. = State
Ledger.
The action of President Cleve'
land In refusing to sign the Rivers
and Harbors Bill sounds his politi
cal death knell in the great Missis
sippi Valley. This act more than
any other, stamps the President
as a sectional man, and units him
to preside over the destinies o.
this great country. Whilst he
may have made good Governor
for Eew York, his nationalism IL
too contracted for the Presidency
of the United States.-Ibervlllt
Na.) South.
The River and Harbor Bill fail
ed, by reason of the PresidentI
not signing 1t. just why he die
not sign it, will probably be dis
, covered some day, but all the ex
cuses aud reasons in the worlt
will not be able to regain thu
ground lost by Mr.. Cleveland b.
this act.-Madison (LaJ Times.
Tho New York Star (Mr. Cleve
lands organ) says "the River ant
: Harbor bill did not become q Law
because the President did not ap
! prove It," And yet some Southern
newspapers are endeavoring Il
excuse the President and to blam,
Congress for the loss of this yalu
able measure.-Vicksburg Post.
Mr.. Cleveland's "pocket veto
of the Rivers and Harbors Bill il
the hardest blow struck at the ma
, terial interest of the Southwes
since the war. The Democrat,
press generally is very busy apollo
gising for it. The people of tn,
great Valley will criticise the act
however, IN due time.-Ouachit,
Telegraph.
The River and Harbor Bill wa
( finally passed by both houses o
T Congress on the 1st day of March
T There was, therefore no good rea
: son why the President should no
have returned it to Congress, will
his objections, If he had any, to it
!, passage. The Wing .speaks as
y the bill had been one ofthose sen
to the President during "the clos
u ing hours of the session." and wa
possibly of that opinion. Its owi
local columns testify that the pee
pie of this city regard the pocke
veto as totally unjustifable.-
Y Richmond Dispatch.
The news of the President
failure to approve the River an
r. Harbor Bill was received her
J. with mingled surprise, disgust an
: indignation. BY his extraordinar
: action he has weakened the part
and dealt the Mississippi Valley
blow from which it will not reco,
er. In our humble judgment, th
= time has come for Southern Den
ocrats to resent such outrageou
treatment. We have the powe
to bring about change and If W
don't do it we deserve no bette
fate than to remain hewers {
wood and drawers of water fo
ever.-Monroe Na.) Bulletin.
8. The New York Herald shoul
- :. take the advice of counsel befor
: assailing the statements and opil